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Making Mischief (and laughter) en route to Neverland: Peter Pan Goes Wrong at the Citadel
By Liz Nicholls, 12thnight.ca Funny how people laugh out loud (and maybe wince a little) when you casually mention the title of the production that arrives on and above the Citadel mainstage starting Thursday. Peter Pan Goes Wrong, after all, … Continue reading
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Tagged Citadel Theatre, Die-Nasty, Edmonton theatre, improv comedy, Improvaganza, Mischief Theatre, Peter Pan, Rapid Fire Theatre, Showstopper! The Improvised Musical, Soap-A-Thon, Vancouver Arts Club Theatre
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UnCovered: The Music of Dolly Parton alights here (digitally), courtesy of Catalyst
By Liz Nicholls, 12thnight.ca Here they come again…. Some of the country’s top musical theatre talent has a date Saturday night — at your place. Toronto’s Musical Stage Company returns with a digital version of their hugely popular annual “signature … Continue reading
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Tagged Catalyst Theatre, Die-Nasty, Dolly Parton, Edmonton theatre, Shadow Theatre, The Musical Stage Company
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2021: the year in Edmonton theatre, part two
By Liz Nicholls, 12thnight.ca 2021 was the year a mystery box, gift-wrapped in silver with a Do Not Open warning, arrived at the house. At showtime three days later, it turned out to contain cues for a play — no, … Continue reading
Posted in Features, News/Views
Tagged Alberta Musical Theatre, AZ-MAP, Azimuth Theatre, Bright Young Things, Citadel Theatre, Die-Nasty, Edmonton Fringe Theatre, EPCOR Heart + Soul, Grindstone Comedy Theatre, Nextfest, Northern Light Theatre, RISER, Teatro La Quindicina, The Plain Jane Theatre Company, Thou Art Here Theatre, Vrscona Theatre
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What’s up in Edmonton theatre this weekend? Have a peek
By Liz Nicholls, 12thnight.ca What’s up in Edmonton theatre this weekend? Oh, you know, the usual…. A new theatre is glowing from the inside out. Shows are ending their runs, a live season of Die-Nasty is about to begin, Opera … Continue reading
Posted in News/Views
Tagged Bright Young Things, Citadel Theatre, Common Ground Arts Society, Die-Nasty, Edmonton Fringe Theatre, Edmonton theatre, Northern Light Theatre, Opera Nuova, Punctuate! Theatre, Teatro La Quindicina, Theatre Network, Varscona Theatre, Walterdale Theatre
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Noodling with The Stroganoffs: Die-Nasty returns with the first of three mini-seasons
By Liz Nicholls, 12thnight.ca A weekday morning in the life of an improviser: Wayne Jones is hanging with Chekhov. He’s spent the a.m. watching The Seagull and Uncle Vanya. Who does that? The producer/artistic director of the 30th annual … Continue reading
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Tagged 12thnight.ca, Die-Nasty, Edmonton improv comedy, Edmonton theatre, Rapid Fire Theatre, Varscona Theatre
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The killer comedy of Die-Nasty, a Fringe review (or thought for the day or discussion point or whatever)
By Liz Nicholls, 12thnight.ca Die-Nasty (Varscona Theatre) Well, this is a bit awkward. I finally caught up mid-week with Die-Nasty, the improvised serial soap with the late-night Fringe edition that’s actually set at the Fringe and about the Fringe (and … Continue reading
Posted in Fringe 2021, Reviews
Tagged 12thnight.ca, Die-Nasty, Edmonton Fringe 2021, Edmonton Fringe Theatre, Edmonton improv, Varscona Theatre
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Live theatre: has it found a footing on a platform instead of a stage in Zoom-laden times?
By Liz Nicholls, 12thnight.ca A lifetime ago (March 25, 2020 to be precise), Malachite Theatre’s resourceful artistic director Benjamin Blyth explained to me that the company had borrowed an interactive online platform from the business world for a new venture. … Continue reading
Posted in Features, Reviews
Tagged Amoris Productions, Citadel Theatre, Die-Nasty, Edmonton Fringe Festival, Edmonton theatre, Found Festival, Gender? I Hardly Know You, Girl Brain, Hit & Myth, Le Fixe Theatre, Lodestar Theatre, Malachite Theatre, Old Vic Theatre, Rapid Fire Theatre, RSC, Shakespeare By The Bow, Stratford Festival, Theatre Calgary, Zoom theatre
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Letters of the Pandemic: be-wigged, bothered, and bewildered by the times
By Liz Nicholls, 12thnight.ca You knew this already. But it bears repetition, in an era that has deprived us of the hug: and the handshake: never under-estimate the ingenuity of our artists. What happens when an actor and a writer … Continue reading
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Tagged 12thnight.ca, conspiracy theories, Die-Nasty, Edmonton theatre, Marty Chan, pandemic, Stephanie Wolfe
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A world of uncertainty: a playground for improv. Dungeons, Dragons, and Die-Nasty
By Liz Nicholls, 12thnight.ca In a world of uncertainty, improv makes perfect sense. It’s no coincidence that in a crisis, award-winning artists in this improv-crazy theatre town have stepped up to the challenge, and improvised new ways to take performance … Continue reading
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Tagged 12thnight.ca, Colin Mochrie, Dad's Garage, Die-Nasty, Dungeons and Dragons, Edmonton improv comedy, Edmonton theatre, Mark Meer, Rapid Fire Theatre, Varscona Theatre
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The Desperate Izmores: portrait of a marriage in crisis. Don’t you dare laugh.
By Liz Nicholls, 12thnight.ca She’s bored — with a chaser of exasperation and an adenoidal voice that makes your fillings hurt. He’s a sad-sack sulker, a dimwit who’d be a poster boy for morosity (if that ever becomes an actual … Continue reading
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Tagged 12thnight.ca, Belinda Cornish, Die-Nasty, Die-Nasty Soap-A-Thon, Edmonton theatre, improv comedy, Ron Pederson, The Izmores, YouTube comedy
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